[International] Jakarta Taipei School Celebrates Dragon Boat Festival, Holds First Balloon Dragon Boat Race for Parent-Child Fun
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Jakarta Taipei School held a Dragon Boat Festival event on the 19th, replacing traditional dragon boats with balloon dragon boats for a "land sailing race" on the playground. Elementary school students and parents participated enthusiastically, enjoying parent-child fun.
Established in 1991 in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta Taipei School is one of the four Taiwanese schools supported by the Ministry of Education in Southeast Asia. The school implements the Taiwanese curriculum and is a trilingual institution, primarily providing comprehensive education from kindergarten to high school for children of Taiwanese businesspeople and overseas Chinese in Indonesia, as well as foreign students. It has long promoted high-quality Taiwanese education in Southeast Asia, fostering cultural and educational exchanges between Taiwan and Indonesia.
As the majority of Indonesians are Muslim, there is a lack of environment for traditional Chinese festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival locally. Jakarta Taipei School plans experiential activities for traditional festivals. In the past, through activities such as making zongzi, standing eggs, and crafting sachets, it has provided opportunities for children of Taiwanese businesspeople and foreign students living and studying abroad to experience festival customs.
Continuing the festive tradition from previous years, the school introduced the dragon boat element for the first time this year, specially launching a balloon dragon boat race. Parents and children rode in the shaped dragon boats, working together to complete the competition, allowing teachers, parents, and students to deepen their experience of traditional culture through the game of "land sailing."
Principal Zhang Jinfu of Jakarta Taipei School stated that the Dragon Boat Festival is an important traditional holiday. By organizing diverse and interesting activities, the school hopes to help students understand the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival and further cultivate their identification with and inheritance of traditional culture.
Zhang Jinfu added that the school hopes to enable children to learn and feel the festive culture through games in an entertaining way, while also adding a Dragon Boat Festival atmosphere to the campus. The event helps enhance trust and communication among parents, the school, and children, and strengthens the emotional bonds between teachers, parents, and students through shared memories. (Editor: Liu Xianghua)
Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=215616
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